Jockeying for Position

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

(The mother of James and John said to Jesus,) “Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom. (Matthew 20:21, NRSVCE)

Oh, that wife of Zebedee. How she advocated for her sons. How sure she was that they were entitled to sit at Jesus’s right and left hands in His kingdom, whatever that...